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Open thread, October 16 - October 22, 2017

rootOct 16, 2017, 6:53 PM

2 points

24 comments1 min readLW link

On the construction of beacons

BenquoOct 16, 2017, 9:10 AM

21 points

9 comments10 min readLW link

(benjaminrosshoffman.com)

Multidimensional signaling

KatjaGraceOct 16, 2017, 7:00 AM

24 points

16 comments1 min readLW link

(meteuphoric.wordpress.com)

Against naming things, and so on

whalesOct 15, 2017, 11:48 PM

24 points

8 comments4 min readLW link

Why no total winner?

Paul CrowleyOct 15, 2017, 10:01 PM

37 points

19 comments2 min readLW link

Identities are [Subconscious] Strategies

RubyOct 15, 2017, 6:10 PM

39 points

1 comment4 min readLW link

Building an civilisation scale OODA loop for the problem of AGI

whpearsonOct 15, 2017, 5:56 PM

3 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

The Fish-Head Monk

ZviOct 14, 2017, 12:10 PM

4 points

2 comments2 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Beginners’ Meditation

ZviOct 14, 2017, 12:10 PM

2 points

5 comments3 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Welcome to the World

ZviOct 14, 2017, 12:10 PM

9 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

You can never be universally inclusive

Kaj_SotalaOct 14, 2017, 11:30 AM

36 points

9 comments2 min readLW link

(kajsotala.fi)

“Focusing,” for skeptics.

Conor MoretonOct 14, 2017, 7:00 AM

107 points

27 comments7 min readLW link

(medium.com)

My Attempt to Justify The Principle of Insufficient Reason (PIR)

DragonGodOct 14, 2017, 6:12 AM

0 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

(mathb.in)

Activated social login, temporarily deactivated normal signup

habrykaOct 14, 2017, 3:59 AM

5 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

Instrumental Rationality 5: Interlude II

lifelonglearnerOct 14, 2017, 2:05 AM

7 points

1 comment12 min readLW link

Offloading Executive Functioning to Morality

weftOct 14, 2017, 1:43 AM

13 points

6 comments2 min readLW link

Oxford Prioritisation Project Review

[deleted]Oct 13, 2017, 11:07 PM

11 points

6 comments22 min readLW link

Rare Exception or Common Exception

weftOct 13, 2017, 10:02 PM

14 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

There’s No Fire Alarm for Artificial General Intelligence

Eliezer YudkowskyOct 13, 2017, 9:38 PM

152 points

72 comments25 min readLW link

Creating Space to Cultivate Skill

hamnoxOct 13, 2017, 3:51 PM

9 points

8 comments6 min readLW link

Humans can be assigned any values whatsoever...

Stuart_ArmstrongOct 13, 2017, 11:32 AM

7 points

36 comments4 min readLW link

Humans can be assigned any values whatsoever...

Stuart_ArmstrongOct 13, 2017, 11:29 AM

16 points

6 comments4 min readLW link

Johnathon Blow—Introspection techniques for dealing with lack of motivation, malaise, depression

nBrownOct 13, 2017, 7:21 AM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.youtube.com)

Universal Paperclips

MorendilOct 13, 2017, 6:16 AM

2 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(decisionproblem.com)

SSC Meetup: Bay Area 10/14

Scott AlexanderOct 13, 2017, 3:30 AM

4 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(slatestarcodex.com)

LesserWrong is now de facto the main site

Chris_LeongOct 13, 2017, 1:19 AM

15 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

Instrumental Rationality 4.3: Breaking Habits and Conclusion

lifelonglearnerOct 12, 2017, 11:11 PM

6 points

7 comments13 min readLW link

Alan Kay—Programming and Scaling

namespaceOct 12, 2017, 2:46 PM

6 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

(www.youtube.com)

Beauty as a signal (map)

turchinOct 12, 2017, 10:02 AM

4 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Signal seeding

KatjaGraceOct 12, 2017, 7:00 AM

8 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

(meteuphoric.wordpress.com)

Instrumental Rationality 4.2: Creating Habits

lifelonglearnerOct 12, 2017, 2:25 AM

18 points

0 comments17 min readLW link

Gnostic Rationality

Gordon Seidoh WorleyOct 11, 2017, 9:44 PM

19 points

40 comments3 min readLW link

Events section

the gears to ascensionOct 11, 2017, 4:24 PM

2 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

Mini-conference “Near-term AI safety”

turchinOct 11, 2017, 3:19 PM

5 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Mini-conference “Near-term AI safety”

avturchinOct 11, 2017, 2:54 PM

2 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

Winning is for Losers

Jacob FalkovichOct 11, 2017, 4:01 AM

31 points

12 comments18 min readLW link

(putanumonit.com)

Centralisation shapes Idealists into Cynics

whpearsonOct 10, 2017, 8:01 PM

−2 points

11 comments3 min readLW link

10/10/2017: Development update (“autosaving” & Intercom options)

habrykaOct 10, 2017, 7:15 PM

2 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

What would convince you you’d won the lottery?

Stuart_ArmstrongOct 10, 2017, 1:45 PM

28 points

11 comments4 min readLW link

Toy model of the AI control problem: animated version

Stuart_ArmstrongOct 10, 2017, 11:12 AM

11 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Toy model of the AI control problem: animated version

Stuart_ArmstrongOct 10, 2017, 11:06 AM

23 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

Robustness as a Path to AI Alignment

abramdemskiOct 10, 2017, 8:14 AM

45 points

9 comments9 min readLW link

Distinctions in Types of Thought

sarahconstantinOct 10, 2017, 3:36 AM

37 points

24 comments13 min readLW link

Artificial Unintelligence

Gordon Seidoh WorleyOct 10, 2017, 1:37 AM

0 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(entirelyuseless.wordpress.com)

Building a Community Institution In Five Hours A Week

spiralingintocontrolOct 9, 2017, 9:12 PM

10 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(particularvirtue.blogspot.com)

Learnday

hamnoxOct 9, 2017, 7:15 PM

8 points

1 comment2 min readLW link

Initial thoughts on assisted formatting of discussion posts

EzraOct 9, 2017, 6:46 PM

3 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

The Recognizing vs Generating Distinction

lifelonglearnerOct 9, 2017, 4:56 PM

6 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

(mapandterritory.org)

The Just World Hypothesis

michael_vassar2Oct 9, 2017, 6:03 AM

17 points

9 comments3 min readLW link

Double Crux Example: Should HPMOR be on the Front Page?

RaemonOct 9, 2017, 3:50 AM

19 points

12 comments18 min readLW link